山西大学附属中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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山西大学附属中学学年高二下学期期中考试英语试题
山西大学附中2017~2018学年第二学期高二期中试题英语试题
考试时间:
90分钟满分:
100分
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共60分)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
OneHundredYearsofSolitude ByGabrielGarciaMarquez
It'sabookfullofcolorfulcharacterssetinthefictionaltownofMacondo.Thestory,whichinvolvessixgenerationsofonefamily,beginswiththeromanticdreamsofthetown'sfounder,JoséArcadioBuendía,andendswiththeruinofhisfamilylineandthecityhetriedtomakegreat.It'saninterestingbookinwhichsomuchhappens.Itwillinspireyoutoconnectwithyourfamily,lovemoredeeply,dreambigger,andfinddeepertruthswithinyourself.Marquezwasawardedthe1982NobelPrizeforLiterature. OneHundredYearsofSolitude hasbeentranslatedintomorethanthreedozenlanguages.
—SusanFarris,Washington,D.C.
TuesdayswithMorrie ByMitchAlbom
Afterdiscoveringhiscollegeprofessor,Morrie,wasdying,authorMitchAlbomspentfourteenTuesdayafternoonswithhimlearninglife'slessons.Manypeoplehavefoundinspirationinthedyingman'slastwordsonaging,family,marriage,andculture,tonameafew.Yet,thosewhohavedonealotofsoul-searchingoftheirownmightnotfindself-helpbooksverynecessary.Nevertheless,withourbusylife,itisalwaysgoodtoberemindedofthethingsthataremostimportantinlife.Overall, TuesdayswithMorrie isaquickreadwithalong-lastingimpact.
—MichaelLangdon,SanFrancisco
TheTippingPoint ByMalcolmGladwell
Mysisterisamarketingmajor,andshelentmethisbook.Atfirstitseemedprettytechnical — Iknownothingaboutmarketing — butIfinallygotthemessage.Gladwellexplainsthatideasspreadthroughsocietymuchlikevirusesdo.Healsosaysthatcertainpeoplearenaturallyeffectivecommunicatorswhohelpspreadtheseideas.And,ifthesituationisrightforanideatospread,sometimesasmallchangecanthencauseittospreadlikewildfire.Heillustrates(阐述)hispointwithconvincingexamplesofsuccessfulideasthathavechangedtheworld.—KateHowson,Manchester
1.Whatcanwelearnabout OneHundredYearsofSolitude?
A.
Itwaswrittenin1982.
B.
It'saninspirationalstory.
C.
Itshero'sdreamfinallycametrue.
D.
It'sbasedontheauthor'struelife.
2.InMichaelLangdon'smind, TuesdayswithMorrie _____.
A.
isworthreading
B.
ishardtounderstand
C.
shouldexpanditsimpact
D.
shoulddiscussmorelife'slessons
3.WhichofthefollowingdoesMalcolmGladwellprobablyagreewith?
A.
Humansareborntochangetheworld.
B.
Littlethingscanmakeabigdifference.
C.
Commonpeoplecan'tchangetheworld.
D.
Successfulmenalsoneedothers'help.
B
BillHaleywouldseemanunlikelycandidate(侯选人)forthefirstbigrock‘n’rollstar,butintheearly1950sthisleaderoflittle-knownwesternswinggroupswaslookingforastylethatwouldattracttheenthusiasmofthegrowingaudienceofyounglistenersanddancers.Hedroppedhiscowboyimage,changedthenameofhisaccompanyinggrouptotheComets,andin1953wroteandrecordedasong, CrazyMan,Crazy,whichofferedareasonableinterpretationofdance-orientedblackrhythm&bluesmusic.TherecordroseashighasNumber12onthepopcharts.
BillHaleyandtheCometsrecordedcoverversionsofrhythm&blueshitsinthemid-1950s,notably Shake,RattleandRoll and SeeYouLater,Alligator.Buttheyachievedtheiruniquepositioninpopmusichistorywhen RockAroundtheClock became,in1955,thefirstrock‘n'rollrecordtobeaNumberOnepophit.Itstayedinthetopspotforeightcontinuousweeksduringthesummerof1955andeventuallysoldover22millioncopiesworldwide.
TheideathatBillHaley “invented” rock ‘n’rolldeservesaboutasmuchconsiderationasPaulWhiteman'sclaimagenerationearliertobethe “KingofJazz”.ButHaleyprovedtobeanimportantpopularizerofpreviouslymarginalized(被边缘化的)musicalsoundsandideas,andhepreparedthewayforthewidespreadacceptanceofmorecreativeartists.
RockAroundtheClock showedthegreatsuccessthatawhitegroupwithacountrybackgroundcouldachieveplayinga12-barbluessongdrivenbythesoundsofelectricguitar,bass,anddrums.ItprovedasignofthegreatchangesthatwereabouttoovertakeAmericanpopularmusicandopenedthefloodgates(闸门)forartistslikeElvisPresley,CarlPerkins,andBuddyHolly. RockAroundtheClock alsohelpedprepareareceptivemassaudienceforthesoundsofrhythm&blues,andforblackartistsbuildingontherhythm&bluestradition.
4.WhatdoweknowaboutBillHaley?
A.Hewasapioneerofdance-orientedmusic.
B.Hecontributedtopopularizingrock‘n’roll.
C.Hehadthesameenthusiasmasyoungpeople.
D.Hemainlycreatedandperformedcowboysongs.
5.Whichwasthefirstrock‘n’rollrecordtoberankednumberone?
A.
CrazyMan,Crazy.
B.
Shake,RattleandRoll.
C.
SeeYouLater,Alligator.
D.
RockAroundtheClock.
6.InParagraph3,theauthormainlytalksabout .
A.
Haley'sachievement
B.
whoinventedrock‘n’roll
C.
whoisthetrue“KingofJazz”
D.
PaulWhiteman'scontributiontojazz
7.Whatcanweinferabout RockAroundtheClock fromthelastparagraph?
A.ItreflectedAmericans'cowboyspirit.
B.Itstartedanewpopularmusictradition.
C.Ithadqualitativeandhistoricalsignificance.
D.ItexpressedBillHaley'senthusiasmforlife.
C
It'snosecretthat Auckland (thelargestcityin NewZealand)isadiversecityfullofdifferentculturesandnewresearchhasshownexactlyhowitandtherestofthecountryarechanging.
Morethan200ethnicgroupsarerecordedaslivinghereand Auckland isconsideredtohaveawidervarietyofculturalgroupsthan London or Sydney,with40percentofitspopulationmadeupofdifferentethnicities.
Thechangingmakeupofthecountry'spopulationisfeaturedinthelatest NZGeographic magazine,whichfocusesonethnicdiversity,age,wealthandattitudes,drawnfromthelatestcensus(人口普查)figures.
Massey University humanitiesandsocialsciencesresearchdirectorProfessorPaulSpoonleysaid Auckland'smulti-culturalismtodayiswaybeyondwhatexpertsbelievedlikelyafewyearsago.
Asiancommunities,inparticular,in NewZealand havealmostdoubledsince2001,when6.6percentoftheKiwipeople(NewZealanders)wereAsian.Theproportion(比例)inAucklandwas14.6percent.By2006,18.9percentofthecitizensinthecitywereAsianandtoday23percentidentifythemselvesasAsian.
Nationally,thecensusshowed11.8percentofthepopulationwasAsian—andthatfigurewasincreasing.
“ThefiguresarehigherthanIwouldhavethoughtafewyearsback,”MrSpoonleysaid.“AndthehealthcaresystemisattractingAsianworkers.”
ThearticlealsoshowedthatKiwishadoverallbecomemoreacceptingofmigrantcommunitiesandparticularlyofAsianpeoples.Thathadbeenahugelynoticeablechange,MrSpoonleysaid.
AnAsiancommunityleaderKaiLueyinAucklandsaidtherewereanumberofthingsthatattractedAsianstoNewZealandandparticularlytoAuckland. “Theenvironmentisclean,there'sfreshairandthere'ssafetyoffood...There'sagoodeducationsystemhereinNewZealand...”
NewZealand wasalsoconsideredtobeamuchsaferplacethanmanyothercountries,suchas America, Canada and Australia.
8.Whatchangehastakenplacein Auckland?
A.
Ithasbeendevelopingatahigherspeed.
B.
Ithasstartedtocontrolitspopulation.
C.
Ithasbeguntovalueethniccultures.
D.
Ithasbecomeamorediversecity.
9.WhatistheproportionofAsiansin Auckland now?
A.
Aboutone-tenth.
B.
Belowone-fifth.
C.
Nearlyone-fourth.
D.
Morethantwo-fifths.
10.WhydomanyAsiansmigrateto NewZealand accordingtoSpoonley?
A.
Theyneedabettereducation.
B.
Theywanttoliveinasafeplace.
C.
Theylovethecleanenvironment.
D.
Theyhopetogetbetterhealthcare.
11.WhatdomostNewZealandersthinkofAsianmigrants?
A.
Theyarepartofthesociety.
B.
Theyareasmallethnicgroup.
C.
Theyareverylikelytochange.
D.
Theyareathreattothecountry.
D
Controllingandinteractingwithcontentonasmartphoneortablet(平板电脑)isarelativelyeasytaskgiventheirlargescreens.However,thesameisnottrueforsmartwatcheswhichareprovingtobemoreofa fashionstatementthanapieceofusefultechnology.Nowagroupofresearchersaretryingtochangethatwithaninventionthattransformsthearmintoatouchpad.
Thisisnotthefirsttimescientists havetriedtocreatesuchtechnology.Howeverprevious“skintoscreen”approacheshavebeenawkward,requiringtheuseofthingslikeinteractivematerialsandprojector/cameracombinations.SkinTrack,however,needsuserstowearjustaringandtheirfavorite smartwatch.
Thefinger-wearingringuseshigh-frequencyelectricalsignalstocommunicatewiththewatchandtransferthecontrolsfromthetinyscreenontothesurfaceofthearm.ThoughthetechnologybehindSkinTrackmaybecomplex,itsuseissimple.
WithSkinTrack,apersoncanusetheirsmartwatchtodoeverythingtheywouldonatabletorcomputer.Thatmeanstheycanreadinformation,lookfordirections,andevenmakeacall.EvencoolerapplicationsincludedseeingtheimageappearonthesmartwatchorcontrollingappslikeFacebookandSnapchatfromthearm“touchpad”.SkinTrackcanalsobeusedtoplaygames,allowingfanstocontinuewiththeirfavoritehobby,withoutmissingabeat. Thetechnologyalsorecognizeshotkeycommands.Userscansimplydrawan“N”ontheirhandtoopen anewsapp oran“S”tosilenceaphonecall.
ResearcherYangZhangsaysthatwhilethet
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